C.R.S. § 19-3-508(2)
42 U.S.C.A. §
672(1)(1)
C.R.S. § 19-1-115(6)
42 U.S.C.A. § 671(a)(15)
C.R.S. §
19-1-115(7) |
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- Continuation
of the child in the home would be contrary to the child’s best
interests;
- There has
been compliance with reasonable efforts requirements regarding removal
of the
child from the home, as follows:
- Reasonable
efforts have been made to prevent or eliminate the need for removal of
the
child from the home; or
- An emergency
situation exists that requires the immediate temporary removal of the
child
from the home, and it is reasonable that preventive efforts not be
provided due
to the emergency situation; or
- Reasonable
efforts to prevent the child’s removal from the home are not required
because:
- The parent
has subjected the child to “aggravated circumstances” as described in
sections
19-3-604(1) and (2), such as someone abandoned, tortured, chronically
abused or
sexually abused the child; or
- The parental
rights of the parent with respect to a sibling of the child have been
involuntarily terminated; or
- The parent
has been convicted of any of the following crimes;
- Murder
of
another child of the parent;
- Voluntary
manslaughter of another child of the parent;
- Aiding,
abetting, attempting, conspiring, or soliciting to commit the crimes of
murder
or voluntary manslaughter of the child or of another child of the
parent;
- Felony
assault resulting in serious bodily injury to the child or to another
child of
the parent.
- Reasonable
efforts have been made or will be made to reunite the child and family;
or
- Efforts to
reunite the child and family have failed;
- Procedural
safeguards with respect to parental rights have been applied in
connection with
the removal of the child from the home, a change in the child’s
placement out
of the home, and any determination affecting parental visitation.
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